Brown Picks Up Third Ivy League Pitcher of the Week Accolade

Pictured: Rachel Brown has been named Ivy League Pitcher of
the Week three times this season.
Photo Courtesy: Gil Talbot

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Despite an abbreviated week of
contests due to weather delays, sophomore Rachel Brown of the
Harvard softball team has been named the Ivy League Pitcher of the
Week for April 27, the league announced Tuesday. The award marks
the third time this season Brown has been named the league’s
top pitcher.

Brown turned in yet another strong week for the Crimson, earning
her 12th win of the season and recording 19 strikeouts in just
eight innings of work. In game one of a doubleheader against Yale
April 24, Brown twirled a one-hit shutout and recorded a
season-high 16 strikeouts, giving her three straight starts with
double-digit strikeouts. Brown also struck out the side in one
inning of relief in game two against the Bulldogs. She ended the
week with a 0.00 ERA, having allowed just two hits and three
walks.

The Crimson is back in action today as it takes on Yale in a
twinbill, originally scheduled for Sunday, April 25. Today’s
doubleheader is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m.